Speaking to ANI, Jagdambika Pal said that due to elections being held in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, as well as by-elections in several states, many MPs have requested me to pause the study tour.
Members of the JPC have requested the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, Jagdambika Pal, to postpone the study tour due to the assembly elections.
Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) Chairman on Waqf Amendment bill Jagdambika Pal dismissed allegations of impropriety and defended the study tours on Sunday by him and other committee members.
BJP MP and Member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, Aparajita Sarangi, highlighted JPC's commitment to respect every opinion and ideology given by different organisations and individuals on the Bill.
Chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Amendment Bill Jagdambika Pal has slammed Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh over his remarks about the parliamentary panel and said its work is being discussed and lauded by people.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Aparajita Sarangi, a member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 on Saturday slammed opposition MPs for boycotting the Joint Parliamentary Committee's (JPC) tour and terming it "extremely unfortunate."
The meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, chaired by JPC chairman Jagatambika Pal began in Assam's Guwahati on Saturday.
Preparations are underway for the meeting and discussions with stakeholders by the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in Guwahati today.
Senior Advocate Harish Salve, representing the Dawoodi Bohra Community, underlined the community's unique doctrines and practices, asserting their need for exclusion from the proposed legislation to safeguard their faith and administration under the al-Dai al-Mutlaq during the meeting.
The JPC is holding a series of meetings to gather input from government officials, legal experts, Waqf Board members and community representatives from different states and Union Territories, aiming for the most comprehensive reform possible.
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted that his government was working towards achieving One Nation One Poll which will ensure simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha and state assemblies.